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  1. RECONCILIATION PremiumThe Harvey shire council endorses reconciliation action plan

  2. AWARD PremiumAustralind’s officer in charge recognised at State awards

  3. FootballPremiumDark season continues for Bulls

  4. REVENUE AND RATES PremiumShire of Harvey council to discuss revenue and rating plan

  5. FootballPremiumBoth HBL sides finding form ahead of tough run to finish

Lacey McCagh and Aubrey Long, both 9, from Bianca Academy of Dance competed at the 2026 Bunbury Eisteddfod.

DANCE COMPETITION PremiumHarvey students compete at annual Eisteddfod

Dance students from Harvey and Collie took to the stage last week to perform as part of the annual Bunbury Eisteddfod. 

Rose Patane

Marley, Kwilena, Koombana and Linda — Australind train line’s new railcars have been officially named

Dubbed and ready for servicePremium Australind train line’s new railcars officially named

A dolphin, a dingo, a famous bay and Linda — the four new railcars set to service the Australind train line have officially been given a name. 

Craig Duncan

Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn said the State Government was empowering Aboriginal people to lead land and sea management on their country. 

ABORIGINAL RANGER PROGRAM PremiumHarvey Aboriginal Corporation shares in State funding

The State Government has announced the successful application for the ninth round of the Aboriginal Ranger Program, with a Harvey group sharing in the funds. 

Rose Patane

Squirdle is weighed for the final time.

SQUIRDLE AND TREASURE PremiumDolphin Discovery Centre sends two loggerhead turtles home

It was a bittersweet farewell on Wednesday as the Dolphin Discovery Centre said goodbye to two of its much-loved turtles. 

Rose Patane

Students from St Joseph's School Waroona with the Peace Run group at the Waroona Oval on Friday.

PEACE RUN PremiumThe Peace Run visited students in Waroona on Friday

Students from St Joseph’s Waroona were given the opportunity to hear a special message about peace last week as part of an annual global torch relay. 

Rose Patane

Patane Produce has been fined for taking more water than it was entitled to.

CourtsPremiumPatane Produce charged for exceeding groundwater allotment

Patane Produce has been charged more than $8800 for taking groundwater beyond its licensed entitlement.

Craig Duncan

South West duo Nina Kennedy and Lekeisha Pergoliti have gold in their sights ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Commonwealth GamesPremiumPremiumSouth West duo have gold in their sights ahead of games

A pair of South West sporting stars are ready to take on Glasgow for the 2026 Commonwealth Games with gold medals in their sights

Bunbury's Mikayla Edwards took part in last year’s Fever In Time program.

NetballPremiumPremiumPromising young netballers selected for Fever in Time

The South West will again be strongly represented on Netball WA’s performance pathway after more than 20 players, along with two coaches, were selected in the 2026 Fever in Time program.

Donnybrooks Reece Ralston celebrates a goal.

FootballPremiumPremiumSWFL set for massive final five rounds

The race for the top five is well and truly on with five weeks to play in the South West Football League season.

Voices for Forrest Inc is calling on residents across the Forrest electorate to have their say on the future of Federal representation.

Federal Politics PremiumVoices for Forrest ready to start their fight again

The South West’s independent movement is ready to start their fight again, following a competitive effort at the last Federal Election. 

Craig Duncan

South Bunbury's Shaun Crane chases down Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault's Robbie Turnbull during the South West Football League's round 16 league game between Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault and South Bunbury.

FootballPremiumHBL’s big win over reigning premiers sets them up for finals

Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault celebrated their 70th anniversary in style with a massive win over two-time reigning premiers South Bunbury on Saturday.

Jack Penniment

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New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

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First-homebuyers face nightmare as market cools off

New figures show anyone who bought a property using the Commonwealth’s low deposit scheme could end up with the bleak prospect of negative equity as WA’s red-hot market cools.

Joe Spagnolo

Emergency services at the scene of a crash on Ocean Reef Road in Beldon overnight. 7NEWS

ROAD TOLLSVideoPremiumFive killed on WA roads in horror 24 hours

A horror 24-hours on WA roads has resulted in five people being killed across four separate crashes, with the State heading towards its worst road toll since 2008.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Dean Barnett, Chief Executive Officer of the Water Industry Operations Association of Australia (WIOA) samples some of the water.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: WA’s best tasting drinking water crowned

One WA town has claimed the title of WA’s best-tasting drinking water. 

Brooke Rolfe

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

Imogen Wilson

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There's been no shortage of memorable moments through the first 62 western derby clashes.

AFLCommentsPremiumThe A-to-Z of Western Derbies

F is for F-bomb. J is for Judd booing. And M is for McPharlin’s grab. Each letter sparks a different derby memory as we take a look back across more than three decades of WA footy's cross-town rivalry.

Chris Robinson

Amber Millar, 12, was killed in the second crash along with Troy Thomas.

AustraliaPremium‘Reckless’: Pilot exposed after WA fatal chopper crash

The WA tourism stalwart was killed along with 12-year-old Amber Millar when a helicopter he was flying crashed immediately after take-off from an industrial site in Broome.

Kristin Shorten

The scene of the crash and blaze on North West Coastal Highway.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumTeen charged over fatal White Peak crash still in hospital

A 19-year-old man charged with murder and attempted murder over the fatal White Peak crash at the end of June remains in a serious condition in a Perth hospital.

The player who uttered the slur has not been named.

AFLWPremiumPremiumWA footy club deletes apology after player’s homophobic slur

A WA football club has removed a public apology after admitting one of its players used a homophobic slur during a recent women’s match. 

The homicide squad are questioning a 16-year-old boy after his 35-year-old mother was found with fatal stab wounds at a Bentley unit on Mills Street about 6.15am on Tuesday. 

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PremiumMum found dead tried to get son help before alleged murder

A mother who was allegedly stabbed to death by her teen son tried to get help from authorities for years, according to a neighbour who knew the pair and who recently saw them ‘looking happy together.’

Regional News

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTwo dead in fiery head-on crash in WA’s north

Two people have died and another has been critically injured in a horror head-on crash on North West Coastal Highway near Karratha.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

RSPCA WA are requesting CCTV and dashcam footage to assist with investigations. RSPCA WA

WA NewsPremiumFears raised after kangaroo deaths near Albany

Concerns have been raised that kangaroos are being ‘deliberately targeted’ after a string of deaths. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Kate Stephenson

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumTwo men killed in road tragedies just minutes apart

Two men have lost their lives in separate crashes on regional WA roads just minutes apart.

Rebecca Nadge

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport.

Near missPremiumPremiumCrew’s warning avoids serious incident at regional airport

A Boeing 737 crew’s quick work to alert another aircraft of a third plane’s departure played a large part in avoiding a serious incident at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, the ATSB has revealed.

Although Australia has secured enough urea for the current season, the Australian Fertilizer Corporation says securing granular phosphate products for 2027 remains a challenge. 

Fertiliser supply PremiumPremiumGranular phosphate supply for 2027 still a challenge

Although Australia has secured enough urea for the current season, the Australian Fertilizer Corporation says securing granular phosphate products for 2027 remains a challenge. 

Somerville resident Tori O’Connor and her young family live in one of 26 homes who on Friday had been without power since Wednesday night.

Power outagePremiumPremiumHouses without power for two nights on Somerville street

An unplanned power outage sparked by a cable fault has left residents on Somerville’s Gouge Street in the cold and dark for two nights.

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Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyCommentsPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and were split over whether they expect to raise rates this year.

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Warsh’s taskforces are the key to understanding the new Fed

Fed chair Kevin Warsh stuck to his long-stated belief in his first press conference on Wednesday that ‘inflation is a choice.’

Matt Peterson

Ships anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

EnergyCommentsPremiumCrude oil tumbles after Trump says Strait of Hormuz to open

Tanker traffic plunged in early March due to Iranian attacks, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.

Spencer Kimball

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer of Ark Investment Management LLC.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumInvestors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards

For nearly two decades, some of the world’s most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.

Yun Li

WA News

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

BusinessCommentsPremiumWA gold deals crack national top 10 despite takeover setback

Two WA gold takeovers worth a combined $5.3 billion ranked among Australia’s 10 biggest deals in the last financial year, even as national dealmaking fell 17 per cent.

Ryan Johnson

MLG chief executive Mark Hatfield says hybrid road trains could be a solution for miners facing soaring diesel costs.

BusinessVideoCommentsPremiumWA eyes hybrid road trains as diesel shock hits miners

The pressure has intensified as the US-Iran war disrupts oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi attacks threaten Saudi oil exports through the Red Sea.

Ryan Johnson

Ally pictured enjoying Perth’s good weather at Braithwaite Park.

WeatherCommentsCommentsPerth in for week of ‘perfect’ sunny weather

Perth woke to a wet Sunday but the rain won’t stick around, with a week of sunshine and climbing temperatures on the way.

Dr Jihad

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CommentsPremiumPerth ISIS doctor’s family ties to top terror group militant

The Perth doctor who joined Islamic State 10 years ago and was recently discovered alive in a Baghdad prison had close ties with a key leader of the terrorist group in Syria who remains on the run.

Driver on the run after car rampage destroys Mount Lawley street

CRIMEVideoPremiumPremiumWoman charged over alleged car rampage through Perth’s north

A 28-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly unleashing a chaotic trail of destruction during a wild SUV rampage through Perth’s northern suburbs.

Six people have been killed in a catastrophic 28-hour window on WA roads, culminating in a devastating crash involving a man allegedly fleeing police while on a one day driving ban for drug offences.

PoliceCommentsPremiumSixth person killed after catastrophic weekend on WA roads

The weekend’s devastation brings the year-to-date road toll to 127 deaths, and marks the most deadly 7-month period on the state’s roads in at least a decade.

Brooke Rolfe